JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser's post-Week 12, pre-Week 13 2017 NFL power rankings. And we all know how important these are:
Rank.Team (record) | Comment
1.Philadelphia Eagles (10-1) | 1 | More and more dominant by the week
2.New England Patriots (9-2) | 2 | Quietly feeling like favorites yet again
3.Pittsburgh Steelers (9-2) | 3 | Keeping pace with the Pats
4.Minnesota Vikings (9-2) | 5 | Defense will make them tough out in the playoffs
5.Los Angeles Rams (8-3) | 6 | Huge victory over surging Saints Sunday
6.New Orleans Saints (8-3) | 4 | Streak over, but they'll be there at end
7.Carolina Panthers (8-3) | 7 | NFC South showdown versus Saints on Sunday
8.Atlanta Falcons (7-4) | 9 | Getting hot at the right time
9.Seattle Seahawks (7-4) | 10 | Staying within arm's length of the Rams
10.Jacksonville Jaguars (7-4) | 8 | Offense dry in the desert
11.Tennessee Titans (7-4) | 12 | All tied up (again) at top of the South
12.Baltimore Ravens (6-5) | 13 | Sneakily getting better by the week
13.Los Angeles Chargers (5-6) | 17 | Looking better and better by the game
14.Kansas City Chiefs (6-5) | 11 | This fall is real and very fast
15.Detroit Lions (6-5) | 14 | Will have to claw to get in
16.Dallas Cowboys (5-6) | 15 | Oof
17.Buffalo Bills (6-5) | 23 | Season still very savable
18.Green Bay Packers (5-6) | 16 | Prime-time heartbreaker could end Pack's hopes
19.Oakland Raiders (5-6) | 18 | Still not out of this thing yet
19.Washington Redskins (5-6) | 19 | Clinging to hope, but still clinging
20.Arizona Cardinals (5-6) | 21 | Still on board the Blaine Train
21.Cincinnati Bengals (5-6) | 25 | Clawing their way back?
22.Houston Texans (4-7) | 20 | Too much adversity this season
23.New York Jets (4-7) | 22 | Tough breaks keeping their season from being much better
24.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-7) | 24 | Season ending far sooner than they imagined
26.Denver Broncos (3-8) | 26| Seven consecutive losses? For Denver?
27.Chicago Bears (3-8) | 27 | Mismatched in Philly Sunday
28.Miami Dolphins (4-7) | 28 | Stunning fall in last five games
29.Indianapolis Colts (3-8) | 29 | Up next: Jaguars
30.New York Giants (2-9) | 30 | Still hard to believe
31.San Francisco 49ers (1-10) | 31 | Enter Jimmy G
32.Cleveland Browns (0-11) | 32 | Closing in on 0-16
